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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10-18.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who were Kate and Elspeth?
(a) Women who worked at the hospital.
(b) Elderly women who Widow Hallahan liked to gossip with.
(c) The white girls who worked at the laundry.
(d) Other black girls who worked at the laundry.

2. Why did Isabel call Widow Hallahan "snake-souled" (104) in Chapter XVIII?
(a) Because she lied to them about how much food they would get.
(b) Because she cursed at them and called them names.
(c) Because she lied to them about how much work they would have to do.
(d) Because she treated Isabel and Ruth worse than she treated her white workers.

3. What did Aberdeen suggest that Isabel should do while Ruth was ill and sleeping?
(a) Find healing plants in the woods.
(b) Sing to her.
(c) Talk to her about her past.
(d) Talk to her about her plans for the future.

4. Why did Serafina tell Ruth ghost stories?
(a) To pass the time.
(b) To entertain her.
(c) To prevent her from running away.
(d) Because she was upset with her.

5. How was Williamsburg different from cities like Philadelphia and New York?
(a) It was cleaner.
(b) It had more farms.
(c) It was bigger.
(d) It was smaller.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Curzon and Aberdeen say they had found work in Williamsburg?

2. Curzon left his fellow travelers when Ruth was sick; when he returned, what did he bring with him?

3. At Riverbend, why did Isabel climb out of the tree in a rush?

4. How did Isabel know that Ruth was afraid of Prentiss?

5. What advice did Isabel receive from the short serving woman she met on the main street of Williamsburg?

(see the answer key)

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